I am anemic and hypoglycemic. For the past 3 days I have been really weak, dizzy, and nauseated. I went to the store earlier and had to go out to the car to sit down because I thought I was going to ...

my daughters are always getting them very very bad in one child she gets smothered in them i have tried all the products but nothing seems to work, i feel like shaving all there hair off but i cant ...

Sometimes when we sweat it collects in the creases and folds of ones body. You are probably noticing someone who is experiencing a yeast infection in the creases. It happens to thin people too.

Sometimes it becomes irritated and results in heat rash, chafing, and even open sores and infections. However, like I said before this happens to thin people also. It all depends on the amount of sweat you produce, the amount of sweat glands you have and exactly where they are located.
I have a genetic condition where I have very few sweat glands and they are not evenly displaced. Even though I am not a heavy person, to prevent heat rash from occurring I have to shower 2 times a day. It also is a way for me to cool my self down. Since not being able to sweat you tend to overheat really fast.

A lot of people who are heavy tend to sweat more. This could explain the descriptive odor you are noticing.

aside note... you should rephrase the question to say "heavier people" no one likes being called fat...I can tell you are just curious and not mean, but it would help in delicate matters like this to be a bit P.C. then you would get more honest answers and not just hateful retaliation (which I noticed in the other responses).

I hope this helps.

â€¢â€¢Mottâ€¢â€¢

What body part are you sniffing at?

Have you heard the phrase... "The one that smelt it dealt it"?

Stick that up your nose and take a whiff!!!

hipergirl22

and old people too!

petlover

It's your imagination - Maybe they remind you of your mommy.

lizardlover42000

good question cause they sweat alot i guess! but know what your talking about i smelled it too! on them!

Mary!!

i didnt know they did????? but um nxt time im aeound a fat person ill get back to ya on that. lol

sammie-john

It's called sweat and you don't have to be fat for that to happen. Anyone with an area that is not always exposed to air can have this problem...and some people just sweat more. When I worked in the hospital there were elderly people that were actually quite small that this happened to, like when they put a rolled up rag in their hand to keep their nails from penetrating into their flesh, they to had sweat that smelled. One days like we've been having in the 100's no amount of powder can stop it. Now you know.

pixles

Probably because it is hard for them to take a bath.

Mr.No-It-All

i'm not fat and i smell like rotten yogurt

bob_317

It's because we fat people like to roll around in sour milk. It makes us feel good.
That is a wholly ridiculous comment. That undermines a significant group of people.

KingRichard

really? do they smell like that?

Ronald

yup, they have a distinct fat person smell.....kinda a sour sweet smell....i think its because they have more sugar in their sweat glands or something

BB

my mom says its the sweat under their breasts and in their rolls thats why my mom takes 2 hot showers a day

TRKiev

"I don't know Eric, They just do"- Mr. Garrison

Skylark

I've heard it's because it's harder for them to get clean. Their reach isn't very good and it's hard to get sweat/stink out of their creases so it builds up and gets that distinctive smell.

Wolf

Don't know.

Probably all that sweat that they produce and all that body fat will make them sweat more.